Reference : Proxy politics, economic protest, or traditionalist backlash: Croatia’s referendum on...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Law, criminology & political science : Political science, public administration & international relations
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/30774

Title :	Proxy politics, economic protest, or traditionalist backlash: Croatia’s referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Glaurdic, Josip [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) >]
	Vukovic, Vuk [University of Oxford > Department of Politics and International Relations]
Publication date :	26-Jul-2016
Journal title :	Europe-Asia Studies
Publisher :	Routledge
Volume :	68
Issue/season :	5
Pages :	803-825
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0966-8136
e-ISSN :	1465-3427
Keywords :	[en] Referendum ; Marriage Equality ; Croatia
Abstract :	[en] This article sheds light on the popular sources of opposition to the extension of gay rights in Eastern Europe by analysing the results of the 2013 Croatian referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage—the first referendum of this kind in Europe. Contrary to popular interpretations, our aggregate-level analysis reveals that the referendum results primarily reflected the pattern of support for the two principal electoral blocs, rather than communities’ traditionalist characteristics or grievances stemming from economic adversity. The article thereby stresses the importance of embedding the issue of contention over gay rights in Eastern Europe into the context of conventional political competition.
Funders :	Leverhulme Trust and Isaac Newton Trust
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/30774
DOI :	10.1080/09668136.2016.1186610
Other URL :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2016.1186610

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